Permanent magnet degausser mechanism for destroying the functionality of data bearing components of magnetic media data bearing devices

A system of destroying data on a magnetic media data bearing devices:

• tagging the magnetic media data bearing devices, having a mechanism that receives magnetic media data bearing devices that are tagged, scanning the tag using a scanning means, reading the data on the data bearing components using pre-degaussing readers, destroy the functionality of the data bearing components using a permanent magnet degausser, reading the data on the data bearing components using post-degaussing readers that indicate the differences in field intensity, registering the readings to confirm it has been deleted, using a signaling system when the readings indicate that the data has not been deleted, scanning the tag on exit from the mechanism, using a designated container/exit for devices with readings to confirm deletion until verification, and using a designated container/exit for devices with readings that do not confirm deletion and require reprocessing with the mechanism.